Electric-candle socket



Nov. 15, 1927.

Ea HERST ELECTRIC CANDLE SOCKETl Fi1ed.Aprii .1, 1927 Patente Nov. l5,1927.

nnwann Hansa',

l 64,2 Prrl'rlazrrrl OFFICE'.

F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 PEERLEQSS LIGHT COMPANY, O13" GHICAGO,ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F MAINE.

Application led April 1,

This invention relates to electric candle siockets and its principalobject is to provide an electric candle socket with Aimproved clampingmeans for the adjustable supporting arms thereof whereby the device maybe more readily lengthened and shortened to suit the individual taste.One object of this invention is to provide a candle socket havm ber.with a single screw for clamping to- Fig. l is a front elevation ofl anelectric' candle socket embodying a simple form of the presentinvention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof and Fig. v3 is a detailhorizontal 2 section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 and showing thedevice uponan enlarged scale. Referring Ato said drawing,V the electriccandle soclret comprises the usual screw shell 5 for the reception of anelectric light bulb, a paper shell or other wall 6 surrounding the screwshell, and a supporting member 7 secured to the screw shell in an;7desirable manner. The-screw shell has the usual electric connectionsforthe' electric conductor 3l cords as is well understood. a' Thesupporting member;I 7 comprises a pair of spaced arms 8. fastened to thescrew shell and two spaced companion arms 9. which are adjustablymounted on the arms 8 and are iormedup from a central. inter'- lnallythreaded nipple portion' l() thus providinga yolre shaped member. as iscommon and well understood. The threaded nipple portionl() is adapted tobe screwed upon the threaded member of the bracket arm or l otherelectric fixture upon which the candle socket is to be used. 'All ot thearms 8, 9 are channel shaped as shown` and the arms 9 lit between theflanges ot the arms'S and have a sliding connection therewith wherebythe yoke shaped member may be adjusted lengthwise ot the arms 8 toincrease'or decrease the length of the supporting member. The arms 8and-arms 9 oit the supporting ing an. adjustable yoke like supportingmcm' 1earf^seria1 No. 180,160.

member are secured together by a single one of the outer arms 9 of theyoke-member.

and is threaded in an internally threaded aperture 13 formed in theother outer arm 9 of the yoke member. Lengthwise extending slots 14 areformed in the arms 8 whereby the two sections 'of the supporting membermay be adjusted relative to each other to in-4 crease or decrease thelength of the article. For supporting the paper shell 6, the arms 8 maybe struck up to form tongues 15that Aare bent laterally of thesupporting member and engage with the lower edge of the paper shell. U

It will be observed that lonly one screw is employed for'connectingtogether the two arms 8 with the two arms 9 of the voke shapedmember and that with the interposed strut 12the two pair'of'arms areheld in spaced relation. andeach two companion 8 arms 8, 9 aretrictionally held together when the screw l1 is screwed up tightly. Thedevice is extremely simple and is easy to assemble and to adinst andwhen the single screw is tightened up. both sides ot the suD- portingmember are rigidly connected so that there is no danger of one sideslipping down. and throwingthe article out of alignment. 1 More or lessvariation of the exact details ot construction is possible withoutdeparting W from the spirit ot this invention; l desire. therefore. notto limit Amyself to the exact torni of the construction shown anddescribed.`but intend. in the following claims. to point out ,all oftheinvention disclosed herein.

l' claim as new7 and desire to secure by liettersliatent:

l. An electric candle socketcomprising a screw shell. a shellsupport forsaid screw.

vshell comprising a pair ot'parallel shell supporting arms. parallelwith. overlapping and secured to the screw shell., a yolre'shapedsupporting member having a pair oii"arms adiustably mounted on the firstmentioned pair oit arms. one ole said pair ol3 arms being slottedlongitudinally. and the other pair having 4oppositely disposed screwholes9 a single screw extending through the screw holes and slots of allof the arms and having a head bearing against the outer face of one ofthe arms and threadedliv connected with the other outer arni and a strutsurrounding the screi' and hearing against the inner faces of the innerarms.

2. An electric candle socket comprising a screw shell, a shell supportcomposed of a pair of channel shaped, longitudinally slotted armssecured to and extending downward from said screw shell. a yoke shapedmember having a pair of channel shaped arms, parallel with. fitting andslidahly guided on the first mentioned pair of arms. said last mentionedarms having oppositelv disposed screw holes, a single screw extendingthrough the screw holes and slots of all of said arms with its headhearing against an outer one and threaded in an opposite outer one, anda strut surrounding said single screw and confined between the innerHIIUS.

2?. Ari electric candle socket comprising a screw shell` a shell supportfor said screw shell comprising a pair of parallel shell snpporting armssecured to the screw shell. a Yoke shaped supporting member having apair of arms, parallel, and interfitting with and adjustahly mounted onthe first inentioned pair of arms. one of said pair of arms lieingslotted longitudinally, and the other pair of said arms havingoppositely disv posed screw holes. a single screw extending through thescrew holes and slots of all of the arms and having a head hearingagainst the outer face of one ot the outer arms and tlireadedl;Yconnected with the other outer arni and a sleeve surrounding the screwand hearing against the inner faces ot the inner arms.

EDWARD HERST.

